HISTORICAL FACTS: 6 | History Defined

Rebellious, irascible, horny. Older people are reassuringly off the rails these days

Don’t try arguing with this skydiving, Channel-swimming generation. They’re a jump ahead

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2023

Sir Michael Caine announces retirement from film acting: ‘You don’t have leading men at 90’

Academy Award-winning actor concludes a decorated film career that spans eight decades

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2023

Michael Caine confirms his retirement at the age of 90

Actor brings seven-decade career to close, saying he wants to go out on a high note after his last role in The Great Escaper

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2023

The Great Escaper movie review: Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson carry this sweet story with ease

Given British cinema’s enduring love of the Second World War and cheekie chappies it’s surprising this stranger-than-fiction story took so long to make it to the screen

Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2023

The Great Escaper review: Mawkish patriotism lets down the wonderfully paired Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson

Oliver Parker directs the real-life story of World War Two veteran Bernard ‘Bernie’ Jordan

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023

The Great Escaper review – Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson exude ineffable class

The two British icons bring a huge amount of joy to the heartwarming true story of Bernard Jordan, the 89-year-old veteran who snuck off to attend the 70th anniversary of D-day

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023

Former Bond Girl Auctions Off Memorabilia, Including Iconic Wig

Valerie Leon, star of 'Never Say Never Again' and 'The Spy Who Loved Me,' to raise money for charity.

Zenger · Oct 3, 2023

The Cine Files: everything you need to see at the cinema in October

From Leonardo DiCaprio in Scorsese’s hugely anticipated Killers of the Flower Moon to the late Glenda Jackson’s moving swansong in The Great Escaper, we round up the eight best films to see in October

Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2023

Friday briefing: One in six UK species is facing extinction – but there is a way back

In today’s newsletter: A stunning new report lays bare the threats to British wildlife’s biodiversity, however all is not lost

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2023

‘I’m 90. I worry if I’m gonna make it to lunch’: Michael Caine and John Standing on wives, war and feeling like the Queen

The actors star alongside the late Glenda Jackson in The Great Escaper, the moving real-life story of a D-day veteran. They reflect on class, communism and female cage-fighting

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2023